Landbird monitoring: 2016 results from Crater Lake National Park and Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Stephens JL. 2017. Landbird monitoring: 2016 results from Crater Lake National Park and Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. Natural Resource Data Series. NPS/KLMN/NRDS—2017/1113. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
In 2016, the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network (KLMN) of the National Park Service implemented the ninth year of their long-term landbird monitoring protocol. Klamath Bird Observatory, in partnership with the KLMN, developed the protocol and completed this ninth year effort. Multiple standard avian sampling methods were implemented, including variable circular plot point counts, area search surveys, mist netting, species checklists, and habitat surveys. In 2016, a third year of point counts were completed, along with corresponding species checklists and habitat surveys, at 35 locations within Crater Lake National Park and four locations within Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. The operation of an ongoing constant effort monitoring station, which included mist netting, point counts, area searches, species checklists, and habitat surveys, continued at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve during the breeding and fall migration seasons. Relative abundance (birds/station), as measured by point count and area search methods, was calculated for all survey sites combined within each park. Total captures, by season, were calculated using constant effort mist netting data. Species of conservation importance were among the most abundant species at each park. Results are presented along with conservation status of individual species based on Partners in Flight state and continental plans and Oregon and California Wildlife Conservation Strategies. This ninth year of implementation of the KLMN landbird monitoring program continued to lay the groundwork for improved understanding of landbird status and long-term trends in each park. When analyzed in the framework of the Klamath Bird Monitoring Network, the contribution of KLMN parks to bird conservation in this region will help inform landbird conservation in the West.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stephens, Jaime
- Date of Issue
- 2017-08
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CRLA , KLMN , NRSS , ORCA
- Keywords
- Abundance, bird monitoring, Birds, Constant Effort Monitoring Station, Density, landbird monitoring, Mist Netting, Monitoring, Point Count, Species Checklists, variable circular plot, Vital Signs
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Birds